The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-02-10

sE-t. AtsH FL. inc contrary. fOr many
Is 7ss only symptom of insanity
he showed, but eventually he died in an
asylum for the insane.
Speaking of Authorizations, have in
mind just now a lady, one Of the best
actresses in this country, who has such
horror of dirt that it has become almost
mania with her. In washing her hands
she uses at least five bowls of water, uses
towel but once, and that, when it leaves
the laundress, must be locked up lest any
human hand should touch it. Her tooth
brush is always under lock and key.
Every morning it takes her over an hour
to battle, using at least three tubs of water
She dimes in no restaurant where she has
not the privilege of examining the kitchen
and questioning the cook. Her one hobby
Is water. / always call her an aquamaniac.
l know a very charming gentleman,
prominent business man, who not for
Vanderblts wealth would cross any
river or leave New York. | have used
every endeavor to get him to cross the
ferry from New York to Brooklyn, and
only succeeded once--by drugging him.
He cannot tell why, but as soon as the
boat is on the point of starting he has
feeling as if he were about to die, a cold
knees shake, and stranger looking at
him would think he was about to collapse.
This has been going on for about eight
years. In everything else he is perfectly
sane; at home he is charming in every
respect He has consulted the most emf
nent physicians of New York, but to no
avail.
Recently l read of most interesting
Journey made by Lieut. Buckingham and
others of the United States navy. While
in Siberia they were walking on the
banks of the Ussilri river, when he OBJ
served q messmate, who was a captain Of
the general staff of the Russian army, ap-
proach The captain of the boat suddenly,
and without any apparent reason, clapped
his hands before his face Instantly the
steward clapped his hands in the same
manner, put ON an angry look, and passed
on The incident was somewhat curious,
as it involved degree of intimacy with
: st4@i ..5aay, in such country, to
spec - II this they observed
lup- r 81 performances of the
g. .H@ y comprehended the sit
Is. r" H.a3 that he was afflicted
ltal or nervous disease
anal to initiate everything
suddenly presented to his senses. Thus,
when the captain slapped the paddlebox
suddenly in the presence of the steward,
the latter instantly gave it a similar
| thump, or if any noise was made suddenly
he seemed compelled against his will to
| initiate it instantly and with remarkable
| accuracy To annoy him some of the pas
sengers initiated pigs granting or called
out absurd names; others clapped their
hands and shouted, jumped or threw their
hats on the deck suddenly and the poor
steward, suddenly startled, would initiate
| them all precisely, and sometimes several
consecutively Frequently he would beg
people not to startle him, and again grow
| furiously angry, but even in the midst Of
his passion would helplessly repeat some
ridiculous shout or motion directed at him
| by his pitiless tormentorS. Frequently he
| would shut himself up in his pantry, which
was without windows, and lock the door;
| but even there he could be heard answer
| ing the shouts gruntS or sounds on the
| bulkhead outside. He was man of mid
die age, fine physique, rather intelligent
| in facial expression, and gave not the
slightest visible indication of his disability.
/ could go on writing about such cases
until l exhausted my readers patience,
but shall close by relating few of the
habits Of the sect called the Jumpers, or
Jumping Frenchmen that have a commu
nifty near Moosehead lake, Me. am in
debted to the late DR.. Beard for the par
ticulars He found that whatever order
was given them they at once obeyed.
Thus, one of the Jumpers who was sitting
on chair with knife in his hand was
told to throw it. He threw it quickly SO
that it stuck in house opposite. At the
same time he repeated the order to throw
it with cry of alarm not unlike that Of
hysteria o. epilepsy. He also threw away
his pipe, which he was filling with tobacco,
when he was clapped on the shoulder.
Two Jumpers sitting near each other were
told to strike, and they struck each other
very forcibly. When Jumper is told to
strike, he strikes; when told to throw, he
throws whatever he may happen to have
in his hand. DR.. Beard tried their powers
of repetition with the first part of the first
line of Virgil's "Eneid" and the first part
of the first line of Homer's "Iliad," and
out Of the way words in the English Ian
guage, with which the Jumpers could not
have been familiar. He repeated or echoed
the sound of the words as they came to
him in a quick, sharp voice. All of the
Jumpers agreed that it tired them to jump,
and they dreaded it, but could not resist
the command-New York Mirror.
Sir Arthur Sullivan has gone into the
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